Peter Mackin
English footballer
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Peter Mackin (sometimes Machin) (1878 – 9 April 1917) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Lincoln City as an inside right.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Mackin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1878[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
| Date of death | 9 April 1917 (aged 38)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Vimy Ridge, France[2] | ||
| Position | Inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1899 | Hebburn Argyle | ||
| 1899–1903 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 1903–1905 | Wallsend Park Villa | ||
| 1905–1907 | Lincoln City | 54 | (21) |
| 1907–1908 | Wallsend Park Villa | ||
| 1908–1910 | Blyth Spartans | ||
| 1910–1911 | Bedlington United | ||
| Ashington | |||
| Willington Athletic | |||
| Newburn | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
An inside right, Mackin had a long career in non-League football in his native North East,[2][4] most notably with North Eastern League club Blyth Spartans.[5] He scored 21 goals in 54 Football League appearances for Lincoln City.[3][6]
Personal life
Mackin was married with five children and worked as a shipyard labourer in Hebburn, Wallsend and Blyth.[7] He served as a private in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers during the First World War and was wounded on the first day on the Somme.[5] Mackin was killed during the Battle of Vimy Ridge on 9 April 1917.[2] He was buried in Roclincourt Military Cemetery.[1]
Honours
Blyth Spartans
- Northern Football Alliance: 1908–09[2]
- Tynemouth Infirmary Cup: 1908–09, 1909–10[2]
Bedlington United
- Tynemouth Infirmary Cup: 1910–11[2]
